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2008 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

ナメクジウオの内分泌機構の解明と脊椎動物との比較内分泌学的研究

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20370026
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

窪川 かおる  The University of Tokyo, 海洋研究所, 教授 (30240740)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 安東 宏徳  九州大学, 大学院・農学研究院, 准教授 (60221743)
新村 芳人  東京医科歯科大学, 難治疾患研究所, 准教授 (90396979)
Keywords生体調節 / 進化 / 甲状腺 / 下垂体 / ゲノム / 脊索動物 / EST / ホルモン
Research Abstract

無脊椎動物から脊椎動物への進化の過程において、脊椎動物に特有な内分泌機構の進化を明らかにすることを目的とする。実験材料には、脊椎動物の祖先に近縁で2008年にゲノム解読が終了したナメクジウオを用いた。ナメクジウオには、甲状腺や下垂体の祖先型と推測される内柱やハチェック小窩が存在し、生殖腺には脊椎動物と同様な性ステロイド生合成経路がある。これらからナメクジウオは脊椎動物の生殖内分泌機構の祖先型モデルであると考えられる。本年の成果は次であった。1)ナメクジウオのゲノム配列が公開されたので、内分泌関連物質の遺伝子を再度検索した。その結果、下垂体ホルモンはなく、広く組織に存在する糖タンパク質ホルモンのみあることを示した(Tando & Kubokawa,2009)。2)レーザーマイクロダイセクション法で集めたハチェック小窩のEST解析を行い、解析中である。3)性ステロイド代謝経路で5α還元型ステロイドが重要であることを明らかにした。5α還元酵素とその遺伝子をHPLCとクローニングでそれぞれ単離し、卵巣と神経索で発現していること、卵細胞に分布することを明らかにした(Roy,et aL, in preparation)。4)糖タンパク質ホルモン、神経ペプチド、性ステロイド代謝酵素の遺伝子の発現をin situハイブリダイゼーション法で明らかにした。生殖腺および神経索の神経細胞に局在していることがわかった(Tando & Kubokawa, in reviewing th erevisedMS)。5)免疫組織化学の手法で、性ステロイド代謝酵素と糖タンパク質ホルモンの局在を調べた。以上の本年度の成果から、ナメクジウオの神経索は、内分泌器官として重要な役割をもつことがわかり、次年度には神経索の神経細胞の役割を重点的に調べることにした。

  • Research Products

    (56 results)

All 2009 2008 Other

All Journal Article (21 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 20 results) Presentation (35 results)

  • [Journal Article] A homolog of the vertebrate thyrostimulin glycoprotein hormone αsubunit (GPA 2) is expressed in amphioxus neurons2009

    • Author(s)
      Tando, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Zoological Science (In press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Characterization of amphioxus nebulin and similarity to the human nebulin2009

    • Author(s)
      Hanashima, A.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Experimental Biology (In press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Activity of the pituitary-gonadal axis is elevated prior to the onset of spawning migration of chum salmon.2009

    • Author(s)
      Onuma, T.A. et al. (他13名)
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Experimental Biology 212

      Pages: 56-70

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Diurnal expressions of four subtypes of melatonin receptor genes in thpnntie teetum and retina of goldfish.2009

    • Author(s)
      Ikegami, et al.(他5名)
    • Journal Title

      Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 152

      Pages: 219-224

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Relationship between melanin-concentrating hormone- and neuropeptide Y-containing neurons in the goldfish hypothalamus.2009

    • Author(s)
      Matsuda, K. et al.(他7名)
    • Journal Title

      Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 153

      Pages: 3-7

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] GnRHに対する反応性の分子制御とサケの産卵回遊2009

    • Author(s)
      安東宏徳(他2名)
    • Journal Title

      比較内分泌学 35

      Pages: 7-23

  • [Journal Article] On the origin and evolution of vertebrate olfactory receptor genes: Comparative genome analysis among 23 chordate species.2009

    • Author(s)
      Yoshihito Niimura
    • Journal Title

      Genome Biology and Evolution (In press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The amphioxus genome illuminates vertebrate origins and cephalochordate biology2008

    • Author(s)
      Holland, L. Z.
    • Journal Title

      Geome Research 18

      Pages: 1100-1111

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Amphritea japonica sp. Nov. and Amphritea balenae sp. Nov. isolated from the sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan2008

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki, M.
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58

      Pages: 2815-2820

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Cloning of cytochrome P450 genes for sex steroid metabolism in amhixous2008

    • Author(s)
      Mizuta, T.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Experimental Zoology 309

      Pages: 1-11

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Neptunomonas japonica sp. Nov., an Osedax japonicus symbiont-like bacterium isolated from sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan.2008

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki, M.
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58

      Pages: 866-871

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Seasonal changes in CRH-I and urotensin I transcript levels in masu salmon: correlation with cortisol secretion during spawning.2008

    • Author(s)
      Westring C. G. et al. (他8名)
    • Journal Title

      Genenal and Comparative Endocrinology 155

      Pages: 126-140

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Stimulatory effects of insulin-like growth factor 1 on expression of gonadotropin subunit genes and release of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone in masu salmon pituitary cells early in gametogenesis.2008

    • Author(s)
      Furukuma, S. et al.(他7名)
    • Journal Title

      Zoological Science 25

      Pages: 88-98

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Structure of neurohypophysial hormone genes and changes in the levels of expression during spawning season in grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles).2008

    • Author(s)
      Motohashi, E. (他3名)
    • Journal Title

      Genenal and Comparative Endocrinology 155

      Pages: 456-463

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Molecular cloning of urea transporters from the kidneys of baleen and toothed whales.2008

    • Author(s)
      Birukawa, N. et al. (他5名)
    • Journal Title

      Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B 149

      Pages: 227-235

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Dietary Hydroxyproline Improves Collagen Contents of the Fillet in Tiger Puffer (Takifugu rubripes).2008

    • Author(s)
      Oikawa, D. et al.(他4名)
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fish International 3

      Pages: 49-51

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Scale osteoblasts and osteoclasts sensitively respond to low-gravity loading by centrifuge.2008

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, N. et al.(他15名)
    • Journal Title

      Biological Sciences in Space 22

      Pages: 3-7

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Inhibitory effect of chicken gonadotropin-releasing hormone II on food intake in the goldfish, Carassius auratus2008

    • Author(s)
      Matsuda, K. et al. (他7名)
    • Journal Title

      Hormone and Behavior 54

      Pages: 83-89

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Similar numbers but different repertoires of olfactory receptor genes in humans and chimnanzees.2008

    • Author(s)
      Yasuhiro Go
    • Journal Title

      Molecular Biology and Evolution 25

      Pages: 1897-1907

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The evolution of animal chemosensory receptor gene repertoires: roles of chance and necessity.2008

    • Author(s)
      Masatoshi Nei
    • Journal Title

      Nature Reviews Genetics 9

      Pages: 951-963

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Elevation of the plasma level of insulin-like growth factor-I with reproductive maturation prior to initiation of spawning migration of chum salmon.

    • Author(s)
      Onuma et al.(他7名)
    • Journal Title

      Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (In press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 鯨骨生態系2003-2008:野間岬沖鯨骨調査の概要2009

    • Author(s)
      窪川かおる
    • Organizer
      Blue Earth'09
    • Place of Presentation
      立教大学,東京
    • Year and Date
      20090300
  • [Presentation] 鯨骨生態系2003-2008:鯨骨環境における脊索動物ゲイコツナメクジウオの成長と生物学的特徴2009

    • Author(s)
      丹藤由希子
    • Organizer
      Blue Earth'09
    • Place of Presentation
      立教大学,東京
    • Year and Date
      20090300
  • [Presentation] Presence of the synthetic pathway for 5α-reduced steroids in amphioxus ovary2009

    • Author(s)
      Sonali Roy
    • Organizer
      第61回日本動物学会関東支部大会
    • Place of Presentation
      埼玉大学,埼玉
    • Year and Date
      20090300
  • [Presentation] クサフグのメラトニン受容体遺伝子の発現のサーカディアン変動2009

    • Author(s)
      池上太郎(他1名)
    • Organizer
      平成21年度日本水産学会春季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京海洋大学
    • Year and Date
      20090300
  • [Presentation] Evolution of vertebrate olfactory receptor gene families: From the viewpoint of comparative genomics.2009

    • Author(s)
      Niimura Y
    • Organizer
      The Joint Symposium of Institutes Network and Osaka University Global COE Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪
    • Year and Date
      2009-01-31
  • [Presentation] クサフグにおける産卵回遊リズムと回帰性の検討2008

    • Author(s)
      本橋英治(他3名)
    • Organizer
      第33回日本比較内分泌学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島大学
    • Year and Date
      20081200
  • [Presentation] Cloning and quantitative expression analysis of Kiss2 and Kiss2r genesduring the spawning season in grass puffer, Takifugu niphobles.2008

    • Author(s)
      Md. Shahjahan (他1名)
    • Organizer
      第33回日本比較内分泌学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島大学
    • Year and Date
      20081200
  • [Presentation] キンギョの摂食行動に及ぼすchicken GnRH IIの抑制的影響2008

    • Author(s)
      松田恒平(他7名)
    • Organizer
      第33回日本比較内分泌学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島大学
    • Year and Date
      20081200
  • [Presentation] Elevation of gene expression for salmon gonadotropin-releasing hormonein discrete brain loci of winter chum salmon prior to the onset of spawning migration.2008

    • Author(s)
      Onuma, T.A. et al. (他5名)
    • Organizer
      Society for Neuroscience 38th Annual Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Washington DC
    • Year and Date
      20081100
  • [Presentation] クサフグの産卵行動のリズムと回帰性について2008

    • Author(s)
      安東宏徳
    • Organizer
      平成20年度基生研研究会体内環境を維持する諸機構の統合的理解をめざして
    • Place of Presentation
      岡崎コンファレンスセンター
    • Year and Date
      20081000
  • [Presentation] ナメクジウオの糖タンパク質ホルモンの構造と発現解析2008

    • Author(s)
      丹藤由希子,窪川かおる
    • Organizer
      第79回日本動物学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学,福岡
    • Year and Date
      20080900
  • [Presentation] Function of sex steroids on reproduction of amphioxus2008

    • Author(s)
      Roy S, Tando Y, Kubokawa K
    • Organizer
      第79回日本動物学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学,福岡
    • Year and Date
      20080900
  • [Presentation] ナメクジウオの内柱での微量元素の分布2008

    • Author(s)
      稲葉真由美
    • Organizer
      第79回日本動物学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学,福岡
    • Year and Date
      20080900
  • [Presentation] Elevation of the plasma level of insulin-like growth factor-I with reproductive maturation prior to initiation of spawning migration of chum salmon.2008

    • Author(s)
      Onuma, T. A. et al. (他7名)
    • Organizer
      The 24th Conference of European ComparativeEndocrinologists
    • Place of Presentation
      ジェノバ
    • Year and Date
      20080900
  • [Presentation] クサフグの3種のGnRH遺伝子とKiSS-1遺伝子の同定と産卵期における発現変動2008

    • Author(s)
      安東宏徳(他1名)
    • Organizer
      日本動物学会第79回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学
    • Year and Date
      20080900
  • [Presentation] 体液調節と産卵回遊:フグ科魚類をモデル系とした分子生理生態学的アブローチ2008

    • Author(s)
      池上太郎(他1名)
    • Organizer
      日本動物学会第79回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学
    • Year and Date
      20080900
  • [Presentation] Elevation of gene expression for gonadotropin-releasing hormone and neurohypophysial hormone during spawning season in grass puffer,Takifugu niphobles.2008

    • Author(s)
      Ando, H. et al. (他3名)
    • Organizer
      6th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology
    • Place of Presentation
      カルガリー大学
    • Year and Date
      20080600
  • [Presentation] Salinity tolerance and expressions of neurohypophysial hormone genes in fnur supcies of puffers that inhabit different saline environment.2008

    • Author(s)
      Motohashi, E. et al. (他5名)
    • Organizer
      6th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology
    • Place of Presentation
      カルガリー大学
    • Year and Date
      20080600
  • [Presentation] Synchronous and diurnal expressions of genes encoding four different subtypes of melatonin receptors in the goldfish brain.2008

    • Author(s)
      Ikegami, T. et al. (他5名)
    • Organizer
      6th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology
    • Place of Presentation
      カルガリー大学
    • Year and Date
      20080600
  • [Presentation] ちきゅうCKO5-04 Le.2およびCKO6-06で採取された下北沖堆積物柱状試料の化石DNA解析2008

    • Author(s)
      土屋正史
    • Organizer
      地球惑星科学連合大会2008年
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張メッセ,千葉
    • Year and Date
      20080500
  • [Presentation] クサフグの産卵行動のリズムと回帰性について2008

    • Author(s)
      安東宏徳
    • Organizer
      第61回日本動物学会九州支部大会
    • Place of Presentation
      大分大学
    • Year and Date
      20080500
  • [Presentation] Reproductive biology of. Amphioxus2008

    • Author(s)
      Kaoru Kubokawa
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Molecular Biology of Reproduction
    • Place of Presentation
      Chonnam National University, Korea
    • Year and Date
      20080400
  • [Presentation] On the Origin and Evolution of Vertebrate Olfactory Receptor Genes: Comparative Genome Analysis among 23 Chordate Species2008

    • Author(s)
      新村芳人
    • Organizer
      BMB2008(第31回日本分子生物学会年会・第81回日本生化学会大会合同大会)
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸
    • Year and Date
      2008-12-12
  • [Presentation] On the origin and evolution of olfactory receptor gene families in vertebrates.2008

    • Author(s)
      Niimura Y
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Symposium on Molecular and Neural Mechanisms of Taste and Olfactory Perception
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡
    • Year and Date
      2008-12-07
  • [Presentation] たんぱく質問相互作用ネットワークの進化における非同類結合性の生成について2008

    • Author(s)
      長谷武志、新村芳人、神沼二眞、田中博
    • Organizer
      日本生物物理学会2008年年会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡
    • Year and Date
      2008-12-03
  • [Presentation] Evolution of olfactory receptor genes in primates.2008

    • Author(s)
      Matsui A, Go Y, Niimura Y
    • Organizer
      Biodiversity and Evolution gCOE the 2nd International Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      京都
    • Year and Date
      2008-11-21
  • [Presentation] 霊長目における嗅覚受容体遺伝子ファミリーの進化2008

    • Author(s)
      松井淳、郷康広、新村芳人
    • Organizer
      日本味と匂い字会第42回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      富山
    • Year and Date
      2008-09-17
  • [Presentation] 脊椎動物嗅覚受容体遺伝子ファミリーの起源と進化2008

    • Author(s)
      新村芳人
    • Organizer
      日本進化学会第10回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2008-08-22
  • [Presentation] 霊長目における嗅覚受容体遺伝子ファミリーの進化2008

    • Author(s)
      松井淳、郷康広、新村芳人
    • Organizer
      日本進化学会第10回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2008-08-22
  • [Presentation] 蛋白質問相互作用ネットワークを再現する進化モデルの構築2008

    • Author(s)
      長谷武志、新村芳人、神沼二眞、田中博
    • Organizer
      日本進化学会第10回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2008-08-22
  • [Presentation] Comparative evolutionary analysis of the sequences upstream of the translation initiation codon in prokaryotes.2008

    • Author(s)
      中川草、新村芳人、三浦謹一郎、五條堀孝
    • Organizer
      日本進化学会第10回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2008-08-22
  • [Presentation] Extensive gains and losses of olfactory receptor genes in mammalian evolution.2008

    • Author(s)
      Niimura Y, Go Y, Nei M
    • Organizer
      XX International Congress of Genetics
    • Place of Presentation
      Berlin, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2008-07-16
  • [Presentation] Diversity of preferred nucleotide sequences around HIE translation initiation codon in eukaryote genomes.2008

    • Author(s)
      Nakagawa S, Niimura Y, Gojobori T, Tanaka H, Miura K
    • Organizer
      XX International Congress of Genetics
    • Place of Presentation
      Berlin, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2008-07-16
  • [Presentation] Similar numbers but different repertoires of olfactory receptor genes in humans and chimpanzees.2008

    • Author(s)
      Niimura Y, Go Y
    • Organizer
      Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
    • Place of Presentation
      Barcelona, Spain
    • Year and Date
      2008-06-06
  • [Presentation] Comparative genomic analysis of the nucleotide sequencesupstream of the translation initiation codon in prokaryotes.2008

    • Author(s)
      Nakagawa S, Niimura Y,Gojobori T, Tanaka H, Miura K
    • Organizer
      Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
    • Place of Presentation
      Barcelona, Spain
    • Year and Date
      2008-06-06

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